Detox with Yoga?

Hi friends, I want to blog a bit on how yoga can help detoxify your body. With our crazy world, Gmo foods, stress, unregulated and undisciplined lifestyles, the kind of food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink and our emotional pulls and pressures of life in general, can make certain hormones  secrete that have a tendency to leave behind toxins and can lead one down a very unhealthy road. Many folks have ways of detoxifying their bodies, w/herbs, supplements etc. But did you know that yoga can help detox your body and personally I think it helps to detox the mind so to speak. I can be feeling fairly crappy and then go do a yoga session and not only feel better, but my body tends to detox in a few ways almost immediately.,, I am not sure if that is the case for everyone. But for me Yoga does wonders with my body,mind, and spirit. Brings peace and literally peace of mind knowing that YOU just did yourself and your body a huge favor just with yoga. The accumulation of toxins in our body is, therefore, nearly impossible to escape from all of this junk.Yoga has a two pronged approach. In the long term it aims at developing attitudinal changes that prevent the build up of toxins through various practices and meditative techniques. However, Yoga has very practical purification practices that aim at the detoxification of the body and mind. These detoxification techniques are a sort of cleansing that help the body rid itself of toxins just like sweating is another way of detox...but my focus at this moment is the fact that yoga can help YOU detox your body & mind. Give Yoga a try a few times before you pass judgment.... this is coming from a former sceptic lol. I will attempt to post some easy yoga for anyone to try at home. Do these at your own pace DO NOT over do it. Hope this little tid bit was helpful. Truly,Dennis

This&That:-)

Hi, friends it has been quite the busy and hectic week and it's only wednesday l_o_l.
Today, The fibromyalgia that I LIVE with has been on attack mode hardcore on me...I hate even discussing such crap, but it is my blog and I need to vent a bit lol. All day today...has been a physical hell that turns into a mental hell aswell . As the day went on I had time to chat a bit with my reiki master/reiki mom:-) , Just the tied bit of loving advice was enough to bring me almost completely out of the fibro flare up. I thank God for crossing our paths...as it is by divine timing. So big hugs and thanks to you Reiki Master... YOU know who you are:-)  Moving on...with spring here...even tho the snow as and temps still feel like winter; I have many projects/jobs to complete and some to begin. I have way too many irons in the fire so to speak...biggest iron thus far is beginning production on a short film, for the Sundance Film Festival.... I will blog about that at a latter time....can't give out too much at this point :-)  Moving on...I have got a couple offers for a few roles in upcoming feature film production, audition for a certain product commercial, and an upcoming audition at the Tivoli Theatre... I can't go into detail like I want to....but eventually I will be able to tell you every detail:-)  A film I recommend to ALL families is a family film "After the Wizard"
This film is a great kids movie & I am not just saying this because I
appeared in the film and helped a bit w production lol..This is really a sweet little film for the family or you OZ fanatics...its somewhat of a twist or sequel so to speak to the original film. Nevertheless If you watch it leave me a comment....I want your honest opinion. I won't say where I'm at in the film...that's for you to find out lol :-)
So the next Live radio show I do will be quite interesting... First hour guest's are Our friends the editors/publishers of The Owl Creek Gazette Magazine, Don and Jan Stover...we will be discussing April's issue. You can read and also listen to their weekly podcast show go to owlcreekgazette.com GREAT lil show! You can also get a subscription at their site and read current and archived issues. Our second hour guest will be
a survivor of human trafficking/sexual slavery....this survivor's story will rock your mind as HE discusses just how high up the ladder this disgusting scheme goes...can we say congress! That's ball I can say about the show. If you'd like to listen go to our affiliate station that broadcast our live stream around the globe Wgrn.net just click on listen live, if you have the "TUNEINRADIOapp" on your phone you can easily listen by searching Wgrn as they air our show
And finally by radio tune in 89.5FM on Saturday Night 7:00p.m. CST
Our next show is April6th 2013 this is one show you do not want to miss:-)      WWW.thesaturdaynightride.weebly.com
Well friends tonight is a full moon...hope to get a nice glimpse of it.
I know this blog is another short &sweet one but either way I appreciate YOU for stopping by my blog. I welcome your comments, feedback,etc. You can click on the FOLLOW tab if you'd like:-)
Have a great Day,Night, afternoon, wherever you may be...know that LOVE is the best gift to give one another. We all need more love and More importantly GIVE LOVE, always give without expecting anything in return. Bless you, Truly...Dennis

LiL' ramble & such

Hi friends, today will probly be my shortest blog ever lol due to the fact I have to use my tablet instead of my normal laptop/PC. Seems like everything I own that is electronic weather it be cell phones televisions, computers, tablet, and so forth always seem to mess up in some way or form no matter if it's a brand new device or used device...it makes me wonder is it possible for a person can give off too much electricity or energy so to speak....? This has been occurring for well over the past five years. Anywhoot, here we got so much snow that it is beyond ridiculous what a way to welcome spring lol. So I woke this A.M. @3:00a.m. in a full out fibromyalgia attack/flare up...my body was in pain from head to toe with my muscles feeling like they were on fire and nothing would help with the relief so after tossing and turning for hours I finally decided heck w/ it! I'm getting up for the day....so as horrible as I felt I managed to go into my meditation/prayer room and performed a Reiki treatment on myself for about 45mins. This helped me to at least feel better mentally completely better and physically and help me enough to be able to start my day. As the day went on I could feel the fibro attacks trying to come back, off and on all day long...the later part of my day consisted of private projects, then off to my Yoga session, today's yoga helped tremendously in many ways. After Yoga I gave two reiki  treatments and both people felt much better....as I too found myself feeling better during the reiki. Reiki is such a blessing to me and of course to others that are willing to receive the healing. As I become more experienced with Reiki I will blog much more and more in detail about this wonderful life CHANGING flow...so to speak. I have do not have to be live on air again till april 6th 2013 thank god! Sometimes folks just need a break from things and PEOPLE lol.
Well friends I will end today's ramble with an affirmation of sort and I hope it helps or inspires YOU:-)  Truly, Dennis
The below affirmation is about the best gift...LOVE, remember friends read the affirmation for YOU out loud :-)

                                        THE GIFT OF LOVE
Love is the most healing  therapeutic gift I can give myself. I do not have to reach outside myself to find love---it already exists within me. Today I embrace myself in unconditional love. My parents, friends,lovers, etc. may not have given me the love I need. However,today I realized that love has never left me. I frantically search for someone to love me. This desperation leaves me as I go inside myself and discover that I AM LOVE.
Today I will open wide the door of my heart and allow the love to come flowing in. I accept this love and rejoice and be glad in it.

As always friends love & blessings to YOU! Feel free to follow, share, comment, express, etc.

IS this YOU!?

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” 
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross



Hi Friends, It has been a super long week ugh! Even though I don't really have any set days off of works and projects. Sunday's are the easiest day and my favorite day of the week..its laid back..usually lol. This week my cell has become a complete piece of bat guano to say the least. So after at least 7 years or more of constant issues with cell phones and plans and such. I am choosing to go complete NO contract and total prepaid. I have did my research YOU folks in a contract may get just one perk that I can think of by being trapped in the contract and that perk is that you get the phone you want at a very cheap price compared to the complete price. So if you want an Iphone5 save up and buy one prepaid or what ever kind of phone you want. By doing this switch 2moro, I will not only be in a trapped contract anymore but will save well over $100 a month. Not to mention have the SAME features and unlimited everything including data. Yes the phone I get won't be the same as the crap phone i have now lol. But I have researched and found one comparable to the Samsung Galax S2,which is the phone that went nuts on me not to mention SPRINT's service in my area is horrible. The New prepaid carrier I am chosing uses At&t and Verizon towers to bounce from..to me this is good lol. I will for sure give YOU a review on the new phone venture lol. Now moving on to the reason I am blogging this late, basically already early today lol. Anywhooo, I want to speak about empathy and the total LACK of empathy that seems to spreading to many and across the world for quite sometime now....As an anonymous English author wrote: "To empathize is to see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, and to feel with the heart of another." You may wonder why is empathy important?In my opinion the real world bottom line, is that the lack of empathy leads to poor communication and a failing to understand others. Lack of empathy leads to all sorts of problems in our world. I mean seriously LOOK around our world is literally falling apart.....Nations going to war nonstop, innocent people are killed, couples divorce, increase in all forms of crime and violence and so much more horrible things occuring as you read - ALL for a lack of empathy and understanding. It is natural to become angry when frustrated or irritated with people who do or say things at variance our worldview, that may be annoying, a parasite etc. To manage anger, it often helps to see our anger as a combination of their behavior and our actual lack of empathy. While we cannot control other's thoughts, feelings or behaviors, we most certainly can increase our empathy skills. To try and  control our anger with increased empathy, three basic skills are required: listening, self-awareness and acceptance. Empathic listening is a type of listening that goes further than ordinary listening. This type of listening uses another person's point of view to see the world as others see it. It provides a higher level of understanding of how others feel. With what I call "Intuitive Empathic" to me goes deeper than this sort of emapthy...that will be future blog lol. Self-awareness occurs as we better understand our own thoughts and feelings. I believe we are then better able to understand the thoughts and feelings of someone else. The more open we are to our own feelings, the more skilled we become at reading someone else's feelings, and generally the less angry we may feel toward them. Acceptance, on the other hand, is the ability to see that others have a right to their "ridiculous" feelings. We must allow people to have feelings without telling them how they should feel. We cannot stop others from having feelings. Someone with normal emapthy would understand this. When we accept others as they are, it simply means that we understand that they are doing the best they can at the time. Remember, if they could do any better, they probably would. Acceptance of others' feelings is not easy when people act differently than we do. We all have difficulty with those who are different, even if a tiny bit. By tapping into the  skill of empathy, we will be better able to understand ourselves and others. Here are are just a few lil  simple rules I i personally use in addition to other things within myself to be more empathetic.
*Pay attention to the feelings that others express. Watch for both verbal and nonverbal clues as well as body laugnage . Try to understand the message behind the words and actions.
*Place the feelings of other's ahead of your own. Put aside your own needs and ideas long enough to listen to another's point of view.
*Communicate your understanding. Respond or give answers to the messages you receive to show you understand them in a major way if not fully.
* Actually LISTEN not merely just hear.... Let the speaker finish what they are saying before you talk.
*Ask the person to elaborate more or ask for more information. If you still don't understand, ask more questions until you fully understand.
Well I hope Friends this little thought of mine may have interested or hopefully helped someone out there in this hectic world find peace or what they may have been needing.
Thanks Friends for stopping by! I deeply appreciate all of you who stop by and read my world as well as those of you who are FOLLOWERS and COMMENT. I thank you all!

                                            Truly, Dennis..

READ ONLY IF YOU KNOW HOW :-)

Welcome friends to the first day of spring 2013! Too bad it feels like nov. still lol, yes that's right it is STILL very chilly and cold out. Has been a very cold and nippy day, but it was nice and sunny. I gazed out the window this morning, noticing how sunny and nice it looked outside and I thought to myself "wow today is going to be somewhat warmer" nevertheless I was wrong lol. Looks can be very deceiving when it comes to the weather here in my region. Not a huge eventful day...my day consisted of waking at 6:30a.m. actually got a decent night of rest for once in quite some time. So by 7:15 I was out the door and then the cold hit me...BAM! Fooled lol, had to go back inside to change to warmer clothing then back out the door lol. By 8:30 I had six promos/commercials recorded, then it was off to do other works that I do..which is many..too many lol. I finally got back home around 4:00p.m. only to get ready for the private yoga class to begin at 4:30ish. So then close to 5:30ish or so Yoga wrapped up. Then I went straight to My Reiki/prayer meditation room for approx: 35 mins. Once I was able to decompress a bit I started on my Reiki studies, by this time it was sooo time to put food in my body lol. As I was taking a break and eating I received atleast six different calls from "friends" wanting my time or wanting a favor...not ONE asked how I was or anything of that nature. So after finishing up the calls and feeling like an at&t operator, I felt the need to go back into meditation for at least an hour or so. Upon "waking" from my meditation...I kinda realized something about people and friends...of course something I already kinda felt but during my meditation I get answers and blessings, clarity on issues and so forth. I came to see and realize TRUE friends are far and few...that is a bit hurtful, but we all have friends and a lot of folks talk about friendships. Everyone wants a true friend, and many of us believe that we have a friend who can be called a true friend. What kind of relations do friends share? When can we call a friend a true friend, and when can our friends take us as their true friend. After a romantic relationship, friendships are the most important relationships we can have. Though all of us have family and distant family, most of us rely on friends for advice, comfort and inspiration. How do we define a relation that can be called as one of true friendship one might ask well....in my opinion, the very first sign of a very good friend, not necessarily a true friend is that we are not worried about courtesies and such. You will call your friend at any hour and talk without any thought of time in your mind. Similarly, whenever you need support, you will call a very good friend and ask him/her to help you out. They expect the same from you. Another important trait of such relations is that we are not much worried about exposing ourselves to a true friend. We speak about everything on our minds without worrying about what our friends or others will think. We are sure that they will take our talk in the spirit it was made. We are unguarded and open with friends in our talk. A true friend is a little more than a very good friend. A true friend will support you even if it hurts his/her own interest. A true friend will understand your motives and needs and will be with you without any analysis or criticism or backstabbing. A true friend will come forward to help without any request and be with you  in times of need without showing it or expecting anything in return. With a true friend, you can be sure that you will get help to the best extent possible by him/her. Nothing will remain unturned. A mother is a true friend of her children...most mothers anyway. If we share such relations with an adult we can say that we are true friends. A true friend makes no excuses about anything but will be with you whenever your in dire need of him/her. In your hour of desperation, a true friend will support you even if the whole world opposes you. A true friend is not an opportunist. A true friend means to have someone who is like mother, as I said earlier.I would say a true friend is like a brother, but I know how siblings can be! Instead of having hundreds of good friends all over the world, from an array of backgrounds, if you have that one true friend, then consider  yourself lucky. If you can become a true friend to someone,you should and I believe you will be blessed.  It is much easier for all of us to expect, but very difficult to give. Be a true friend yourself first then see how the loving circle completes. THANK YOU for stopping by my personal little spot here on the worldwide web. As always feel free to comment, share, express, follow me, and smile :-)
                                                               Truly, Dennis...

We all have friends. A lot of folks talk about friendships. Everyone wants a true friend, and many of us believe that we have a friend who can be called a true friend. What kind of relations do friends share? When can we call a friend a true friend, and when can our friends take us as their true friend. After a romantic relationship, friendships are the most important relationships we can have. Though all of us have family and distant family, most of us rely on friends for advice, comfort and inspiration. How do we define a relation that can be called as one of true friendship one might ask well....in my opinion, the very first sign of a very good friend, not necessarily a true friend is that we are not worried about courtesies and such. You will call your friend at any hour and talk without any thought of time in your mind. Similarly, whenever you need support, you will call a very good friend and ask him/her to help you out. They expect the same from you. Another important trait of such relations is that we are not much worried about exposing ourselves to a true friend. We speak about everything on our minds without worrying about what our friends or others will think. We are sure that they will take our talk in the spirit it was made. We are unguarded and open with friends in our talk. A true friend is a little more than a very good friend. A true friend will support you even if it hurts his/her own interest. A true friend will understand your motives and needs and will be with you without any analysis or criticism or backstabbing. A true friend will come forward to help without any request and be with you  in times of need without showing it or expecting anything in return. With a true friend, you can be sure that you will get help to the best extent possible by him/her. Nothing will remain unturned. A mother is a true friend of her children...most mothers anyway. If we share such relations with an adult we can say that we are true friends. A true friend makes no excuses about anything but will be with you whenever your in dire need of him/her. In your hour of desperation, a true friend will support you even if the whole world opposes you. A true friend is not an opportunist. A true friend means to have someone who is like mother, as I said earlier.I would say a true friend is like a brother, but I know how siblings can be! Instead of having hundreds of good friends all over the world, from an array of backgrounds, if you have that one true friend, then consider  yourself lucky. If you can become a true friend to someone,you should and I believe you will be blessed.  It is much easier for all of us to expect, but very difficult to give. Be a true friend yourself first then see how the loving circle completes.

YOU have a LIFE story...did you know that?

Hi Friends, I have not blogged for a bit, but I am back lol! I hope all of you are doing well on your life journey. Today has been.....well it's a monday so you know how that goes LOL...NOT an eventful day to say the least....for the most part. Yesterday I became a certified First degree Reiki Practicenor<spelled wrong lol. Of course by now YOU should be use to my typos and misspelled wording LoL! So back to the course I completed and became certified in as of Yesterday....This Reiki...not only had a very profound effect on me mentally and physically but also spiritually....I feel as if I "woke up" from a long "blinded" sleep...I know this may not make sense to YOU. My point is, I strongly feel this is a GREAT starting board so to speak, to start the POSITIVE change of Lifestyle for myself and gives me a new outlook on certain things.I am not blogging about Reiki as of yet, I just wanted to share a bit about my personal view and change....change takes time in life...especially to try to be optimistic and positive through the good and bad of life. I feel our Intentions are what makes us or breaks us in a way. This is why I am blogging today, to remind and inform YOU that everyone from the famous to YOU, has a LIFE story worthy of being told and shared with others.
You have a LIFE story that is worth telling and sharing with the world friends...
  What your intentions in your life, could be shaping everything you are and do. If that is not true in your life then it just hasn’t happened yet. It’s inevitable that at some point in this journey we call life, there will be a life changing event or more than one event. It may be your marriage,a breakup w your spouse,  or the birth of your first child, profound religious event, etc. Perhaps it will be overcoming some great personal trial, like a serious illness or life-threatening addiction. For some it could be the loss of a loved one, through death or separation. Often it is the experience that brings you to a faith in God, or that "something bigger" than all of us. You may be thinking, "Well, that’s true, but actually I’ve had more than one such life changing event." Great! Not, "great" in the sense of celebration if any of these events were painful and traumatic, but "great" in the broader appreciation that such events have for stretching us and helping us to experience the fullness of life. You see, we experience that fullness even through loss and pain. Perhaps it is especially through such loss. I have known these ups and downs of life. I had a potential pretty successful radio career at one time. I kept getting better jobs, higher pay and accolades. But when I really grew was when I had the tough challenges of loosing my dad when I was only 16, loosing others I loved, my health issues, family, personal relationships, and my own relationship. I have dealt with career changes and uncertain incomes, all the while working to find a positive honest way to provide for myself and family when they needed. One of the main reasons I think its important in preserving your life story is because in the process you will confront these life changing experiences. You will discover how they affect your beliefs, your actions and the way you view life. Sometimes returning to these memories,even the horrid painful ones... helps you grow. This can be especially beneficial if any of the events in your past are holding you back from truly living life to the fullest. Not only do you owe yourself the benefit of knowing what has most impacted your life. You really have an obligation to share that with others. Humans are not meant to live in isolation. Each of us has something to contribute to others and the world. You may never make world history, be famous or rich or any of the other things the world often tells us are important. However, if your children, your parents, your spouse, siblings, relatives, friends, co-workers and even complete strangers are deprived of any beneficial lessons from your time on the planet then it is a loss for all of us. Testimonies of faith and stories of life’s great adventures are of interest to everyone. You know this is true. Just visit any bookstore and notice the huge number of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Keep track of all the movies and television programs that focus on someone’s life story. Open up one of the most influential books in all of civilization, the Holy Bible, and observe how much is devoted to the telling of various individuals’ struggles and triumphs. Even if your not a christian read it as just another book if that's the case. When you decide to record family history, write your life story or help someone else do the same you should always attempt to capture the essence of life and life changing events. Be open and honest with yourself or your interview subject. Certainly be sensitive. The greatest drama in life is there. Our best life lessons are learned from hearing, seeing or reading these stories of others and ourselves. So with all that said YOUR Life story is worth telling and sharing. YOU are special in everyway, you were wonderfully and beautifully made..GOD don't make junk lol.

Well friends, today I am not doing a public affirmation but I will leave you with yet another superb quote by one of my favorite people in the world Ms. Maya Angelou. As always feel free to Follow,share, express, comment, etc, Love to You all!         Truly, Dennis